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Ray Chauncey Smith Jr., former Navy SEAL wounded in action in Vietnam on June 12th, 1970, receives his purple heart from Captain Brad Geary, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWCEN) Basic Training Command during a ceremony on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado Oct. 7. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat Teams.
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Sentenced for lying about military service

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Threat to Collecting Purple Hearts and Other Medals

By John Adams-GrafOct 26, 2016
Frederic “Fred” Borch has been a collector of military medals since 1974, when he was a university student in England and discovered a shop selling British war medals. Today, Fred focuses his collecting and research almost exclusively on military awards to American soldiers. He has been an OMSA member for more than 25 years and currently serves as the organization’s president.
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Man charged with using fraudulent Purple Heart to raise money

By Military TraderDec 5, 2019
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 14: The medals of Commander US Marine Forces Pacific Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen as seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on June 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key welcomed US marines to Wellington today to mark the 70th anniversary of Amercan World War II forces arrival to New Zealand in 1942. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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Unearned military medals seen as free speech

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